"And then,
going from bad to worse, it will be dog-eat-dog, everyone at each other’s
throat, everyone hating each other," (Matthew 24:10b MSG).
Are guns the main
problem? Should we get rid of or
restrict guns? Now there have been
knifings in London, UK, and The Hague, Netherlands. Should we get rid of or restrict knives? We need to remember the true problem; it's
not the instruments people use, it's not even the people themselves!
Brothers and Sisters
in Christ, our war is against the "powers", "master
spirits", the "world rulers of this present darkness", and
against the "spirit forces of wickedness" in the "supernatural
sphere" (Ephesians 6:12 AMP).
Non-believers will
not know how to effectually combat the violence of these "Last Days"
but we do! When you hear of shootings,
knifings, people running other people over with cars, etc. then it should be
your "call to arms". Brothers
and Sisters, it is time to pray AND KEEP PRAYING!
Dean Sherman, in his
book called “Spiritual Warfare for Every Christian”, states, “Even Christians
can take action in the wrong way. Many
well-meaning folks give money, time, and efforts to improve man’s situation,
but ignore the spiritual way to combat evil…They attend protests, organize
boycotts, or launch educational efforts, but spend little or no time in prayer,
spiritual warfare, or evangelism.”
Ephesians 6 gives us
the key to the kind of warfare that advances God’s Kingdom. Yes, I am talking about doing something and
advancing His Kingdom NOW…not in some distant future when we get to
heaven. I know many of us have read,
studied, and listened to sermons regarding Ephesians 6 and I could go ahead and
give you my grasp of it in this post, but I would rather encourage you to seek it
out yourself. Letting go of everything
you have been taught about this scripture:
set aside a half hour this week with a notebook, pen, and your Bible and
start that half hour by asking God’s most Holy Spirit to open your eyes and
understanding to the full truth of this scripture. Then read and make notes of what stands out
to you. The next challenge I give you is
to take five minutes each day for 21 days and ask God to reveal to you even
deeper truths out of what you wrote down.
Can you give God one half hour this week? Can you give Him five minutes a day? (Matthew 26:40)
Allow God’s Holy
Spirit teach you to battle, for the war is already upon us!
